No.
604
Date: 1997.12.23~24
Place: Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Occasion: International 4-Day Retreat
Language: English
Subtitle:
Traditional Chinese
Highlights
Master
reminds disciples of the concepts to be embraced and the guidelines
to be followed on the spiritual path, emphasizing that spiritual
attainment is the only worthy goal and the top priority of human
existence. It is not enough to simply pray daily for material comfort
or smooth solutions to our problems; we must also practice until
we are one with God and know that we are God. Paying excessive attention
to material possessions is not only onerous, but also lowers our
spiritual level and greatly hampers our progress in meditation.
In addition, over-eating makes our meditation unstable; being eighty
percent full is enough; only then will the next meal be more delicious.
And we must fulfill our family obligations before we can make spiritual
progress.